Days after police raided former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s son Jomo’s home, the former Head of State has spoken out again, claiming that there was a plan to plant guns and drugs on him during the Friday night operation.
Mr Kenyatta addressed the alleged cache of guns held by his two sons, Jomo and Muhoho, during a meeting with news editors on Monday.
“This gun issue is surrounded by lots of propaganda to divert attention from what has been happening,” he said.
“I believe they wanted to plant drugs and guns in my son’s compound.”
An angry Kenyatta says the incident hurt him.
“I went because of a distress call from my son; I was not drunk, I was extremely hurt,” he said.
According to Uhuru, his two sons have three guns each and his daughter has none, which they were forced to apply for after their security was withdrawn immediately President William Ruto’s government took over office last year.
“My son Jomo who has never been interested in weapons, was forced to apply for a gun after his security was withdrawn, immediately after the new administration came into office,” disclosed Uhuru.
The former Head of State revealed that his plea to the new administration to extend the security of his children for one year to allow them to acclimatize to the new life was rejected.
“I know there is no provision in law to extend the security of my children despite my request. I therefore encouraged them to apply and they followed due process. They went to DCI and even their figure prints were taken and issued with the license,” explained Uhuru.
My son Jomo applied for three guns for his family’s protection, which is also vital in the operations at our farm in Narok county, with the open safari camps.
“My younger son has an interest in guns and it’s because of his hobby of shooting birds in Mwea, an irrigation scheme to scare them away. They are for animals and he applied after I was out of office,” he added.
According to the former President, none of the boys have received orders to surrender their firearms, contrary to what has been reported in the media and by top government officials.
The Fourth President argued that it was important to secure guns for protection, as his children as at risk and therefore can not take chances.
